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Zim Vet targets 100k semen to boost national herd
In their efforts to increase national herd and improve genetics of local populations (cattle) through breeding, Zimbabwe Directorate of Veterinary Services' 2024 to 2025 upcoming bulling season is tar...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:09hrs | 212 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Over 50 cattle destroyed for illegal movement
THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development is intensifying its call for farmers to refrain from illegally moving livestock without proper documentation. The co...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cattle sales still banned at ZITF
GOVERNMENT has said there will be no cattle sales at the Bulawayo Agricultural Society's (BAS) pens located within the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) showgrounds.The move is part of ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Massive expansion for Mater Dei
THE Catholic Church-run Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo has embarked on a massive expansion drive that will transform the institution from an old elitist hospital into a walk-in primary healthcare cent...Published: 04 May 2022 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
UKRAINE CRISIS: Zimbabwe steps in
The Zimbabwean Embassy in Berlin has written a letter to citizens in Ukraine which allows them to pass points of entry as they fly back to Zimbabwe after Russia invaded the Eastern European country. ...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 19:22hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's abattoirs struggle
ZIMBABWE'S abattoirs are struggling to secure slaughter stock, as farmers have turned to livestock to store value and hedge against inflation, according to a report by the Livestock and Meat Advisory ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ministry spearheads tick-borne diseases vaccine production
THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Fisheries will spearhead a programme for the local production of vaccines for tick-borne diseases to reduce the import bill and to boost production of liv...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 06:47hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Farmer co-operation important for disease control
A FARMER training session in Manicaland held recently revealed to me that our communities are almost the same with regards their approach to animal health matters.One area visited has endemic ...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:47hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Drought to wipe 50% national herd
OVER 50% of Zimbabwe's national herd of 5,2 million cattle is at risk of being wiped out by this year's drought if no mitigatory measures are put in place within the coming few months, farmers and liv...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Heavy tax on beef'
ZIMBABWE'S beef industry is heavily taxed and Government needs to review downwards, streamline compliance costs to create room for growth in the sector and enable livestock farmers to realise high ear...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Farmers to hold meeting in Gwanda
Matabaleland formers have been invited for a meeting with the Provincial Veterinary Officer of Mat South Dr Mdlongwa in Gwanda on November 29.A notice to the farmers states that Mdlongwa invit...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Matabeleland farmers challenged to liberate themselves
Farmers in Matabeleland have challenged each other to liberate themselves and extend their market targets of their farm produces to good markets so as to reap good gains."Now that the po...Published: 23 Nov 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe struggling to contain livestock diseases
GOVERNMENT is struggling to mobilise adequate resources to contain livestock diseases such as foot-and-mouth (FMD), which it needs to eradicate to be allowed to export beef to the European Union (EU),...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's government owes Khama's government $800 000
ZIMBABWE owes Botswana US$800 000 for vaccines supplied by its neighbour to help control the outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) two years ago.While Gaborone had previously provided Harar...Published: 19 May 2017 at 15:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans are nowhere near the happiest people on earth
Zimbabweans are nowhere near the happiest people on earth, according to 2017 World Happiness Report issued by a United Nations agency. Zimbabwe is ranked poorly in this year's happiness in...Published: 21 Mar 2017 at 19:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Paddy Zhanda sabotaging Mugabe and Matabeleland farmers
PRESS STATEMENT FROM MATABELELAND COUNCIL OF UNIONSThe Provincial Chairpersons of all farmer unions and associations in Matabeleland met on 6 March 2017 in Bulawayo ...Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 11:09hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Technical Meeting on Emerging High Impact Trans boundary Crop Pests and Animal Disease
The Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Zimbabwe – represented here by the Permanent Secretary Ringsong Chitsiko.Representatives from the Southern...Published: 14 Feb 2017 at 10:12hrs | | by Dr. David Phiri - FAO Sub-regional Coordinator for Southern Africa
Ensuring wildlife and livestock coexistence vital for international trade and environmental protection
Victoria Falls - Addressing disease issues that are a result of the coexistence of wildlife and livestock is important to the international trade of beef. Given the importance of both the livest...Published: 15 Nov 2016 at 13:17hrs | 11 | by FAO
Botswana shoots stray Zimbabwean cattle
BOTSWANA authorities have started shooting Zimbabwean cattle that stray into its borders to guard its herd against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) as it kowtows to the European Union (EU) beef export req...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:06hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Mat'Land farmers to demonstrate against minister Zhanda
Livestock farmers in Matabeleland are planning to hold a demonstration against Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Deputy Minister responsible for livestock Paddy Zhanda who is widel...Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Fresh outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease detected in Mat South
A FRESH outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been detected in the Esigodini area of Matabeleland South Province.Matabeleland South provincial veterinary officer Dr Mbuso Moyo said the ...Published: 26 Jun 2016 at 18:03hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Air Zimbabwe passengers stranded
AN Air Zimbabwe plane has been grounded since Wednesday due to a mechanical fault, leaving passengers intending to travel between Harare and Bulawayo stranded.Some passengers missed important ...Published: 03 Jun 2016 at 07:11hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
Minister Zhanda's tribal remarks anger Matabeleland farmers
Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Deputy Minister responsible for livestock, Paddy Zhanda hs angered a section of Matabeleland farmers by insinuating that they are selfish.Zhanda told ...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 08:20hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Ministers of agriculture meets Matabeleland farmers at Holiday in today
The ministers of agriculture, Joseph Made and Paddy Zhanda are meeting farmers at a workshop in Bulawayo today when farmers are bracing themselves to confront them over the closure of the Commercial C...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 07:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Govt bans cattle movement
Government has banned the movement of cattle for grazing, fattening, marketing and breeding purposes to contain foot-and- mouth disease (FMD) and cut on vaccination costs, a senior Government offi...Published: 18 May 2016 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foot and mouth block cattle exhibition at ZITF
Bulawayo Show Society Vice Chairman Richards Wakefield has said foot and mouth outbreak has again forced cancellation of cattle exhibition at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair.Wakefield to...Published: 28 Apr 2016 at 12:00hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Improving Livelihoods through the control of animal diseases
Harare - The European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a new agreement aimed at improving food and livelihoods security and resilience of smallho...Published: 19 Apr 2016 at 13:49hrs | | by Leonard Makombe
Foot and mouth control strategy worked out
A key meeting to development of a national foot and mouth disease control strategy is set to be held in Bulawayo on Wednesday.Zimbabwe has experienced regular outbreaks of the disease in recen...Published: 16 Feb 2016 at 14:20hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Cattle prices fall
Farmers are complaining that private abattoirs are offering farmers in drought-stricken areas non-viable prices for their livestock. Most farmers have heeded Government's call to reduce their herds by...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 06:56hrs | | by Elita Chikwati
Zimbabwe's foot and mouth outbreak threatens SA
Intensified border patrols, quarantine zones and many, many inoculations have been launched by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in South Africa and has taken following an o...Published: 07 Sep 2015 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
CC Sales suffer $600 000 worth of business due to foot and mouth disease
Bulawayo's biggest livestock markets, CC Sales, has lost an estimated loss of $600 000 worth of business in just two months due to an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease and the subsequent s...Published: 15 Jun 2015 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foot and Mouth disease scuttle Botswana, Zim deal
THE reported resurgence of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in parts of Botswana is reported to have scuttled that country's Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) deal with Zimbabwe's Cold Storage Company pr...Published: 20 Mar 2015 at 09:07hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean man denied medication in Botswana jail
A 39-year-old Zimbabwean refugee in Botswana has told the Francistown Magistrate Court that prison officials denied him medical assistance after accusing him of having Foot and Mouth disease whil...Published: 17 Mar 2015 at 13:57hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
CSC in bid to tap into the Angolan beef market
THE Cold Storage Company (CSC) says it plans to tap into the Angolan beef market as it plots ways to escape from crippling financial problems.CSC's marketing director Isiah Machingura told Sou...Published: 22 Jun 2014 at 08:13hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Botswana president blames Zim
BOTSWANA President Ian Khama has blamed the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in his country on Zimbabwe saying Harare has failed to meet its part of the bargain in compensating affected farmers....Published: 16 Jun 2014 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Philippines bans livestock from Zimbabwe
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has barred the entry of animals from Zimbabwe in the wake of an outbreak of the dreaded foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in a farm close to a wildlife preserve....Published: 18 Jun 2013 at 20:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Livestock disease outbreak - Department of Veterinary Services
The Department of Veterinary Services has recorded an increase in reported cases of tick-borne diseases affecting livestock. The latest reports from the department show that there has been an ...Published: 11 Feb 2013 at 20:48hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Botswana resumes cattle sales to Zimbabwe
MAUN - Cattle exports to Zimbabwe from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)-affected areas will resume next month as Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) battles to reduce overstocking in areas like Ngamiland....Published: 24 Jan 2013 at 07:21hrs | | by Mmegi
Zimbabwe beef still banned in Europe
The European Union has revealed that Zimbabwe has not made a formal request to resume beef exports to its member's states.Zimbabwe last exported beef in 2007 after serious uncontrolled outbre...Published: 29 Feb 2012 at 05:14hrs | 2 | by Alois Sibanda
Zimbabweans are more cooperative than Batswana: De Graaf
Zimbabwean communities are more cooperative than Batswana in the fight against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Botswana's Minister of Agriculture, Christian De Graaf told a media gathering yesterday....Published: 31 Jul 2011 at 15:38hrs | | by .
Zimbabwe and Botswana strike a beef deal
...Published: 18 Jul 2011 at 11:58hrs | | by Hilton Munendoro
Botswana to export cattle from foot and mouth infected zones to Zimbabwe
AN outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Botswana has forced the country's government to export more than 20 000 head of cattle from infected zones to Zimbabwe for direct slaughter and to dona...Published: 09 Jul 2011 at 23:02hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
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